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About Badalda Village

Badalda is a small village in Chiniyalisaur tehsil, in the district of Uttarkashi, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 304, made up of 149 males and 155 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,040 females per 1000 males. The village covers 104.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 249152, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Badalda Overview

Census 2011 figures for Badalda village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Uttarkashi
Tehsil Chiniyalisaur
Pincode 249152
Area (hectares) 104.2 hectares
Population 304
Male Population 149
Female Population 155
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,040
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Badalda compares

By the 2011 count Badalda is the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 489 residents. Its 104.2 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Badalda

Badalda is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Badalda as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Badalda from other places

Badalda lies about 20 km from Uttarkashi, and the nearest railway station is Dehradun, about 44 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Badalda
Tehsil headquarters Chiniyalisaur 20 km
District headquarters Uttarkashi 20 km
Nearest town Mussoorie 29 km
Nearest railway station Dehradun 44 km

Villages closest to Badalda

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Chiniyalisaur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Badalda

As per the Census of India 2011, Badalda village had a population of 304. That makes it the 59th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 489 residents.

Badalda village has 149 males and 155 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Badalda has about 1040 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Badalda is 249152. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Badalda covers 104.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Badalda falls under Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Badalda is Dehradun, about 44 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Badalda.

Badalda is about 20 km from Uttarkashi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Badalda is in Chiniyalisaur tehsil of Uttarkashi district. Chiniyalisaur is about 20 km away. Uttarkashi is about 20 km away. Mussoorie is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Bagi (under 2 km), Kyari (under 2 km) and Mathali (under 2 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Badalda today is likely to be higher.

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